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Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions?
Abraxalito , I agree though my suggestion a few comments back was ignored , lol , regarding Tonian Labs recordings which are by far the most realistic sounding percussion recordings I’ve heard to date , Hi-res streaming , DVD audio , HDCD and what... 
Can a dac really be future proof?
I meant to add the firmware update for the Vox is sound quality related nothing else. 
Can a dac really be future proof?
I have such a dac and just received a firmware update from Vlad of AudioMirror , though it’s almost twice as much as his own fabulous Tubadour 3 SE dac I instead chose this FPGA 1 bit dac , AudioByte Hydra Vox stack with yet to be released streame... 
Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions?
I get why the industry pushes so called Hi-res , HD , MQA and what have you , their honest right ? I mean all this for the love of music in a modern repackaged form.What makes 50 plus year old recordings let alone a recording made 5 years ago Hi-R... 
Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions?
Funny anytime I want to dazzle the crap out of someone I put on one of Tony Minasians’s of Tonian Labs recordings . Usually Drums & Bells , 15 seconds into the first cut they are usually absolutely dumb founded commenting never listened to any... 
Chord DAVE, any lesser Chord DAC come close?
With respect to the OP you could pm me and no I didn’t discover it. 
Chord DAVE, any lesser Chord DAC come close?
I didn’t want to disrupt the OP thread, this dac is part of a stack with streamer and is near completion apparently this November/ .December. 
Chord DAVE, any lesser Chord DAC come close?
Uberwaltz I had the Cord Dave on lone from a dealer this past July , it’s a fabulous dac and one of only a handful that gets well recorded vocal’s and the human speaking voice sound much more realistic then others I’ve owned and have listened to w... 
JAY'S Audio CDT-3-MK2 or PS Audio DirectStream Memory Player
I have not listened to any of the Jay Audio transports however I did listen to PS Audios senior dac and Direct Stream Memory player combo in two completely different systems with other competitively priced digital front ends . The PS Audio combina... 
Innuos Statement Review
I would like to apologize to the OP Astewart and especially to AudioTroy for being so ignorant and rude , I am sorry .We can all be wrong and pig headed at times and here I certainly was a glowing example of that .The Innous Zenith MK3 is nothing ... 
Innuos Statement Review
No your assumptions are wrong again ,  The only thing important here is that potential customers believe all that you say and your current customers are happy with their purchases.By  
Innuos Statement Review
No just that particular model for $4000.00 ,.Viewing the rear of the case was my first clue . Lol this sheet metal case is found on $200.00 Best Buy components , sure it’s special alright. I don’t believe for a second any of the internals are prop... 
Innuos Statement Review
I was viewing Innous top model in the Zen series at $4000.00 with the ultra inexpensive sheet metal case, The Statement starting at $10,000.00 more with a CNC aluminum case is the chassis the Zen series should have .the second I clicked on the rea... 
Innuos Statement Review
Could have Innous used a cheaper built case for their $4000.00 statement component ? Anyone remove the lid for a look inside ?  Should the $20.00 Chinese made chassis be an indicator of overall quality of off the shelf parts used inside that justi... 
What would be your list of the World's Top Ten DAC's and Why?
There seems to be more topics about dacs and their influence on performance playback which highlights this component as key figure in the chain .Actually the component that has the largest influence on playback performance is the source component....